These Terms and Conditions (defined below) shall be binding on each Viewer (defined below), in the territory of India (“Territory”) who voluntarily desires to participate in the Voting Mechanism (as defined hereunder) of the Program, for the Shortlisted Participants (as defined below) competing in the program titled “Bigg Boss- Telugu -Season - 8’’ (“Program”) which is to be exploited on “Star Maa” (hereinafter referred to as “Channel”), being the channel owned and operated by Star India Private Limited (“SIPL”) and also on “Disney+Hotstar” (hereinafter referred to as “Platform”) being the platform owned and operated by SIPL. 

The following voting terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions / Voting Rules”) govern the entire process of Voting Mechanism as detailed herein for participation in the Voting Mechanism and shall be binding on each Viewer. “Viewer” shall mean a participant in the Voting Mechanism, who resides in India, is a citizen of India, is physically present and located in India, and who has completed 18 years of age or above as on 01^st September, 2024. 

The Terms and Conditions of and in relation to the Voting Mechanism as stated herein, are an electronic record in terms of Information Technology Act, 2000 (“Act”) and rules thereunder as applicable and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes as amended by the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures. 

These Terms and Conditions are irrevocably binding on each Viewer who voluntarily participates in the Voting Mechanism. The Viewer also agrees that the Platform’s Terms of Use available at hotstar.com/tnc/in (“Terms of Use”) shall apply in relation to his/her registration, participation and/or use of the Platform. The privacy policy available at https://www.disneystar.com/legal-terms-policies/policies/website-privacy-policy-updated/Personal Data Privacy Policy (UPDATED) (disneystar.com) and https://www.hotstar.com/privacy-policy/in (“Privacy Policy”), which is deemed accepted and agreed to by every Viewer, by agreeing to participate in the Voting Mechanism, shall govern all usage of any Personal Information (as defined in the Privacy Policy available at the aforementioned links) and/or any other information as detailed in the Privacy Policy and including but not limited to the mobile phone number and/or any information gathered by SIPL  under or pursuant to the Voting Mechanism. SIPL will have access to and collect information and data shared by the Viewer including the Viewer’s personal information such as email address, mobile number and/or any information in relation to the participation of the Viewer(s) in the Voting Mechanism gathered under or pursuant to this voting process by SIPL (if any) (“Data”). By voting, the Viewer(s) consents to the collection, receipt, storage, processing, disclosure, transfer, use, retention and sharing of the Data by SIPL, its affiliates and designated third parties in accordance with the terms of Privacy Policy.

The Voting Mechanism shall be governed by the Principal Rules and General Rules as stated herein below and by agreeing to participate in the Voting Mechanism, Viewers shall be deemed to have unconditionally accepted and agreed to comply with and abide by the same prior to participating in the Voting Mechanism. If the Viewer does not agree to be bound or cannot comply with any of these Terms and Conditions and/or the Policies (defined below), then the Viewer should refrain from continuing with and/or participating in the Voting Mechanism.  The act of voting and/or participating in the Voting Mechanism as detailed below shall be deemed to be the Viewer’s absolute agreement to the Terms and Conditions contained herein, Personal Data Privacy Policy, Website Privacy Policy,  Website Terms of Use of SIPL, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of the Platform and SIPL (collectively, “Policies”) as prescribed from time to time.  These Terms and Conditions are made available at https://www.disneystar.com/ (“Website”) These Policies may be amended by SIPL  at any time without prior notice to the Viewer.

These Terms and Conditions, contained herein shall subsist until the first telecast of the last episode of the Program and /or any such extended duration as may be deemed fit by SIPL and hence, save and except terms that are indented to survive these Terms and Conditions, all other terms of these Terms and Conditions shall continue to apply to all Viewers in relation to any participation in the Voting Mechanism, till such time. 

PRINCIPAL RULES:

The following are the Principal Rules for Voting Mechanism for the Program on the Channel and on the Platform, as conducted by SIPL: 

1. The Program is a reality show where individuals/housemates (“Participants”) staying in the Bigg Boss House will nominate housemates for eviction from the Program at intervals decided by SIPL (“Shortlisted Participant”). During the Program, the Viewers will be asked to cast their vote for the Shortlisted Participant whom they want to save from being evicted from the Program. The Viewer shall cast multiple votes (subject to maximum votes allowed per Voting Mechanism as detailed below) for different Shortlisted Participants. The Shortlisted Participant who gains the minimum votes from the Viewers, will be eliminated from the Program. 

2. Further, SIPL and/or the Channel shall be entitled to, at its discretion at any time during the telecast of the Program to re-introduce the eliminated Participant(s) or introduce fresh individuals/participants to participate in the Program (“Wild Card Entries”). 

3. In the event any of the Participants are unable to participate and/or unable to appear and/or withdraw their participation, for any reasons whatsoever, SIPL and/or the Channel reserve the right to replace such Participant(s) with previously eliminated participants or replace such housemate with any other new participants and such decision shall be final and binding on all the Viewer(s). SIPL and/or the Channel shall not entertain any complaints or queries related to it. 

4. The Voting Mechanism (as detailed in clause 8 of Principal Rules) will open and end for the period tabulated in clause 11 below of Principal Rules (“Period”) in the Territory as mentioned herein. During the Period, the Viewers in the Territory can vote for their favorite Shortlisted Participant, as per the Voting Mechanism detailed below. SIPL and/or the Channel shall in its discretion be entitled to close the Voting Mechanism for specified Voting Cycles (defined below) during the Period. SIPL may at any time, in its discretion, increase or decrease the Period for voting without any prior notice and liability whatsoever. 

5. The Program will be published on the Platform from 01^st September 2024 onwards and telecasted on the Channel at the timings stated below or such other dates and timings as required SIPL from time to time. It shall be each Viewer’s sole responsibility to periodically check for any update(s) or modification(s) to the timings and dates for telecast of the Program, and periodically check the Website for other changes to the Voting Mechanism and/or other details pertaining to the voting. 

6. The votes, for each episode/day (“Episode/Day”), should be sent only during the timelines specified hereunder and any votes sent after the Voting Cycle (as set out below) for the applicable Episode, shall not be considered and shall be deemed null and void. 

7. To participate in the voting, the Viewers must watch/are deemed to have watched the Episodes of the Program being telecast on the Platform and/or Channel every day. The Viewers by participating in the Voting Mechanism will get an opportunity to cast their votes for any Shortlisted Participant of that Episode(s) of the Program. 

8. The Viewers interested in voting can participate by choosing to cast their votes for their favorite Participant through any or both of the 2 (two) mechanisms as mentioned below and shall be subject to the respective mechanism’s requirements and rules: 

8.1 Missed Call Mechanism: By dialing the numbers assigned to each Participant (more fully given under) from the Viewer’s mobile phone/landline and casting the vote as more fully detailed in clause  9 of Principal Rules; 

8.2 Hotstar Mechanism: Login to Disney+Hotstar application in Android/IOS devises, visit the Bigg Boss Telugu page and click on the Vote now button as more fully described in clause 10 of Principal Rules; 

All the above mechanisms together with any other mechanism that the Channel/SIPL may provide from time to time shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as “Voting Mechanism”. It is clarified that SIPL can amend or modify or dismiss any of the above-mentioned mechanisms at its sole discretion. 

9. Missed Call Mechanism

   The Missed Call Mechanism for the Territory is as provided below: 

9.1 The Viewer should use a valid Indian phone number, registered with network operators in the Territory. 

9.2 To vote, the Viewers shall through their landlines/mobile numbers dial the unique number of the Shortlisted Participant for the particular Voting Cycle for whom they want to vote and give them a missed call. The unique number for the Participants shall be as follows: 

9.3 It is clarified that each Viewer can cast only 1 (one) vote per day, per device for the corresponding Voting Cycle (defined below) throughout the Period by way of a missed call for the Shortlisted Participant from a landline and/or mobile number that is registered with a network operator within the Territory. The Viewer will receive an SMS/response from SIPL for the first vote only (if voting is done through mobile only) for the applicable Voting Cycle. 

9.4 The Viewer will not be charged by SIPL in the Missed Call Mechanism to cast the votes. 

10. Hotstar Voting Mechanism:

A Viewer interested to cast his/her vote, by using Hotstar Voting Mechanism, will be subject to the following mechanism:

10.1. The Hotstar Voting Mechanism shall only be available on the Platform through the ‘Disney+ Hotstar’ on Android and iOS devices (“App”) and not on or through the website.

10.2. The Viewer will have to download the App (if not already available on the device), login to their account on the updated App, visit the ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ page and click on the Vote now button for casting his/her vote through this Voting Mechanism. Viewers are advised to check for updates of the App from time-to-time. Viewers shall be using their login IDs for registering on the Platform at their own risk. Any failure or usage of domain page by any unauthorized party will not be considered by SIPL to allow a Viewer to vote again or withdraw any vote and SIPL shall not entertain any queries in this regard.

10.3. The Bigg Boss Telugu page will list the names of the Shortlisted Participant in a particular Voting Cycle.

10.4. The Viewer has to cast his/her vote for their desired Shortlisted Participant’s against his/her name/emoji to save him/her from eviction.

10.5. Upon completion of the voting, the Viewer may click on done to close the voting page/sheet on the App.

10.6. In case of any technical issue because of which SIPL in its sole discretion is of the view that there is an unfair advantage/disadvantage to any one or more Shortlisted Participants, or in case of any technical issues due to which the votes that have been captured are incomplete or unavailable, SIPL shall decide on the course of action in the interest of the Program (including capping of votes based on other parameters) and proceed. No questions shall be entertained in this regard by SIPL.

10.7. Only 1 (one) vote per day per device, per corresponding Voting Cycle will be allowed through the Viewer’s Android and /or IOS Device and/or any operational devices for a particular Shortlisted Participant.

10.8. The Viewer will not be charged in the Hotstar Voting Mechanism to cast the vote, however, there may be cost levied to the Viewer, at the applicable rate, by the network provider for using internet connection which should be verified by the Viewer at his/her sole responsibility. In case of casting vote while roaming in different circle/zone, additional roaming rates for browsing of the internet may be applicable. SIPL, Channel or the Platform shall not be responsible for any such charges incurred by the Viewer and all charges for browsing/using internet to cast such vote shall be borne solely by the Viewer.

11. In the Voting Mechanism, the Viewer should cast his/her votes for a particular Shortlisted Participant, for the respective Episodes of the Program, during a particular Voting Cycle (as defined below) and any vote cast after the Voting Cycle shall neither be considered as vote(s) for that Episode nor for the next Voting Cycle. The voting cycle for each Episode shall commence from the Start time and end on the voting End Time (“Voting Cycle”) as detailed below, on the start date as mentioned on the Channel:  

NOTE: Only 1 (one) vote will be allowed per day per Mobile/Landline, per Voting Cycle. 

Only 1 (one) vote will be allowed per day per login, per Voting Cycle. The Viewers may cast the vote allowable per day to any one of the participants of their choice. Any number of votes cast including during the Voting Cycle, exceeding the limit mentioned hereinabove, will not be valid and shall be rendered null and void. 

12. Votes sent after the Period and/or after the applicable Voting Cycle as tabulated in clause 11 of Principal Rules, will not be considered valid and shall be deemed null and void without requirement of any further intimation by SIPL or the Channel. SIPL/Channel reserves the right to alter/modify/ reduce or increase the duration of the Voting Cycle as and when it desires without any further liability or notice to any person. 

13. Every week, the Shortlisted Participant with the lowest number of votes will get eliminated from the Program and other remaining Participants will be eligible to continue in the house, in accordance with the format of the Program. It is further clarified that the elimination is purely based on the cumulative of votes received through the Voting Mechanism, as set out herein. In no event, shall the Participants, the Shortlisted Participants, or the Viewer(s) dispute the decision made by SIPL and/or the Channel or make any claims in this respect in regard to any aspect of the Program and/or the Voting Mechanism including the Terms and Conditions, the format of the Program, selection of the Shortlisted Participants, the Shortlisted Participant being evicted on the basis of the votes received, or any remaining Participants surviving the elimination. 

14. SIPL and/or the Channel reserve the right to modify the format of the Program, timelines mentioned above and accordingly the rules for Voting Mechanism at any time, at its discretion, during the telecast of the Program or at any time during the Period. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Viewer(s) to read the Voting Rules from time to time available on the Website. It is further clarified that in case of final scores (e., votes received as per the Voting Mechanism) being tied for two (2) or more Participant(s), the decision of SIPL and/or the Channel shall be final and binding on the Viewer(s) and the same shall not be disputed and/or challenged in a court of law, to the extent permissible under law. Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances will SIPL, Channel, its assigns and/or affiliates be liable for any consequential, indirect, special, punitive, or incidental damages or lost profits, arising in any way whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise. The Viewer specifically waives his/her right to seek injunctive relief against SIPL, the Channel, its assigns and/or any of their affiliates or any entity in relation to the Program, and/or the Voting Mechanism, to the maximum extent permitted by law; 

15. The details of the Voting Mechanism will be announced during the telecast of the Program on the Channel. 

16. The Viewer(s) can cast their votes for only those Shortlisted Participant(s) of the Program who have participated in that particular Day/Episode. Any votes sent by the Viewers for the Shortlisted Participants who were not a part of that particular Day/Episode due to elimination or not shortlisted for any other reason whatsoever, shall not be considered valid and shall be null and void. Further, any votes cast before or after the Voting Cycle mentioned in the ‘Voting Mechanism’ shall not be considered valid and will not be counted. 

17. The voting is merely to enable the Viewers to choose their favorite Participant or to vote for the performance of a particular Shortlisted Participant that they have liked. No winners will be declared and/or prizes distributed for the Viewers participating in the Voting Mechanism. Each Viewer participating in the Voting Mechanism agrees and acknowledges that he/she shall not be entitled to any gratification of any nature whatsoever. Viewers shall not be entitled to make any claims in respect of any compensation or gratification whether monetary or otherwise against the Channel, SIPL and/or the Program or entity in relation thereto. 

18. The elimination of the Shortlisted Participant by the Voting Mechanism and/or the decisions made by SIPL and/or the Channel in any aspect of the Program/Voting Mechanism shall be final and binding on all the Viewers and in no event, shall the Viewers dispute the decision made by SIPL, Channel and/or its employees/representatives in connection to the same.

 GENERAL RULES

1. The Viewer by way of voluntarily participation in the Voting, represents and warrants that he/she has read these Terms and Conditions and that he/she is 18 years old or above. The Viewer further represents and warrants that (i) he/she is not restricted from or under any disability, whether legal, contractual or otherwise which may restrain/prevent him/her from participating in the Voting Mechanism; and (ii) he/she shall comply with the applicable laws and these Terms and Conditions and the Policies. Failure of any Viewer to comply with the Terms and Conditions and/or the Policies will disqualify such Viewer from participating in the Voting Mechanism and/or render the vote cast by such Viewer null and void. 

2. Proof of age, if requested, of the Viewer(s) must be submitted to SIPL as may be required by SIPL to confirm the eligibility of the Viewer(s). 

3. SIPL and/or the Channel reserves all rights to make amendments to the existing Terms and Conditions, and/or withdraw, change, alter, amend the Voting Mechanism, process of elimination including any Shortlisted Participants for a Voting Cycle, the schedule of the Episodes of the Program and/or, Participants of the Program and/or any other details of the Program, Terms and Conditions, Period and/or Program etc., at any time, without any prior notice to the Viewer. It is deemed by agreeing to participate in the voting, the Viewer has verified the Terms and Conditions on SIPL’s Official website at https://www.disneystar.com/ agreed to the Terms of Use. 

4. SIPL reserves the right to cancel, reschedule, and/or postpone the Program and/or the Voting Mechanism for any or all Episodes without assigning any reasons and/or without giving any prior intimation or liability to the Viewers or any other person. 

5. All viewer(s) are advised to remain in areas with strong and stable/continuous mobile network signal of the telecom operator to ensure smooth functioning of casting of vote. 

6. Viewer(s) agree and acknowledge that there is no prize/gratification in voting for the Shortlisted Participant as detailed herein. Viewers shall not be entitled to make any claims in respect of any compensation or gratification whether monetary or otherwise, against the Channel, SIPL and/or the Program. 

7. The Voting Rules shall be advertised sufficiently across the Website and /or the Channel to ensure that no Viewer is misled and each Viewer fully understands the entire process and costs (if applicable) for voting. It is clarified that all costs towards voting shall be borne by the Viewer solely without any recourse whatsoever to SIPL and/or the Channel. 

8. In case a Viewer(s) is found to be in non-conformance of the Voting Rules, then SIPL will be entitled to at its sole discretion disqualify the Vote(s) received from that Viewer(s). Such decision shall be final and binding on the Viewer(s) and to the extent permissible by law, the same shall not be disputed or challenged. 

9. Neither SIPL nor the Channel or any of its affiliates including the Platform, licensors, licensees, assignors and assignees shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for any acts or omission of any third party service providers including anynetwork problems, technical failures, interruptions, disruptions, malfunction, system failure whatsoever and/or the data charges/costs charged by the network operator(s) and/or any other problems which may occur due to the failure of the Voting Mechanism or misuse of the Voting Mechanism or any kind of problems in connection thereto. Any dispute in connection to the same should be settled between the Viewers/subscribers and the operator(s) directly without involving SIPL and/or the Channel in any manner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, SIPL and/or the Channel and/or Platform shall in no manner be responsible for the inability, failure of the Viewer to cast any vote or delay in casting of any vote, for any reasons whatsoever, including without limitation network failure, technological reasons or any events beyond SIPL’s/Channel’s/Platform’s control. Viewers shall not in any circumstances make any claims and, to the maximum extent permissible under law, hereby irrevocably and perpetually waive their right to make any claim against SIPL, Channel, Platform, their employees, directors and its affiliates arising out of or relating to any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation due to any technical faults in the network and /or connections or directly or indirectly due to, to their participation or non-participation in the Voting Mechanism/Program; 

10. Neither SIPL nor the Channel or any of its affiliates including the Platform shall be responsible for any unauthorized access to any data of any person including any Viewer and/or for any compromise on private/confidential user related, or any other data, including but not limiting to user ids, email address, names, and any other personally identifiable details of the Viewers. 

11. Without limiting the provisions of clause 3 of these General Terms, in case of any network failure, technical problem and/or for any reasons whatsoever, SIPL reserves the right to change the Voting Mechanism or any aspect thereof, and/or cease from accepting votes of the Viewers for any and/or all the Episode(s)/Voting Cycle(s) of the Program or take such necessary steps as it may deem fit. 

12. While all attempts will be made to protect the voting data from loss and/or corruption, Viewers agree and acknowledge that all systems are prone to failure and/or hacking attempts. In the event of any data loss, SIPL may disqualify all the votes received or conduct a re-voting or continue with whatever data available in the manner it deems fit, at its sole discretion without any intimation or liability to any person whatsoever. SIPL will not be responsible for any damage resulting from the loss of votes/data or action taken by SIPL on account of the same. SIPL will not be responsible to make good any loss or dissatisfaction suffered by the Viewer on account of such loss. The Viewer shall not and, to the maximum extent permissible under law, hereby irrevocably and perpetually waives its right to make any claim, raise any dispute, and/or hold SIPL, Channel, Platform, its affiliates liable for any costs, injuries, losses or damages arising out of any unauthorised loss of any data/votes for any reason whatsoever. 

13. SIPL will not permit or entertain any requests or claims to check/audit/challenge the counting, mechanism or part thereof, including any rationale or logic behind the current Voting Mechanism. 

14. SIPL and/or the Channel reserve the right to suspend any of the Participants in case it has reasonable grounds to conclude that the Participants have been accused of any misconduct, sexual harassment, physical abuse, coercion in any form, criminal cases or any other reasons which the SIPL and/or Channel may deem to be tantamount to general misconduct. Such Participants may be disqualified at any time from the Program irrespective of them being Shortlisted Participants for the Voting Mechanism or not. 

15. Upon the Viewer’s voting for the favourite Shortlisted Participant, the user ID and email ID or phone number from which the Viewer(s) has voted during the Voting Cycle would get registered with the respective network provider(s) who will collate the total number of votes received for each Shortlisted Participant and send the same to the audit committee as engaged SIPL/Channel and the final data will be received by SIPL/the Channel and as per the results shared by the audit committee, the evicted Participant shall be declared. By participating in the Voting Mechanism, the Viewer also represents that the Viewer is the owner or customary user of the mobile phone number/landline from which he/she has placed the call. The Viewers hereby expressly consent to the sharing of their user and email id(s), phone number(s), as per the Voting Mechanism used by the Viewer, with the audit committee engaged by SIPL and/or the Channel in its discretion. By participating in the Voting Mechanism, the Viewer has authorized SIPL, to contact the Viewer through email, automatic telephone dialing systems, automatic texting systems and artificial or pre-recorded messages, including without limitation IVR’s and hotlines including in relation to promotion of the Program. 

16. Warranty Disclaimer: The Viewer(s) agree that their participation in the Voting Mechanism is at their own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SIPL, Channel, Platform, its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, third party service providers, and agents disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the Voting Mechanism, including warranties in respect of fitness for purpose. 

17. The Viewer(s) agrees that he/she shall hold harmless and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases the Channel, SIPL, Platform, its employees, officers or any other person or entity connected with the Program, the Voting Mechanism, in relation to any injury/damage/harm/loss suffered by him/her, in any manner, whatsoever in connection with the Voting Mechanism or any aspect of these Terms and Conditions, and, without prejudice to the foregoing, to the maximum extent permissible under law, expressly agrees to not file in person/ through any family member and/or any third party any applications, criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum anywhere in the world against any sponsor of the Program, and/or the Channel and/or SIPL and/or Platform, or any of their employees, representatives, any person or entity connected with the Voting Mechanism or the Program, to claim any damages or reliefs’ or otherwise. If the Viewer(s) is found to be ineligible, or if they have not complied with these Terms and Conditions, the corresponding votes will be disqualified. 

18. The Channel and/or SIPL and/or Platform is in no manner whatsoever responsible and/or shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever, for any injury, death, mental trauma caused to any person, including the Viewer/voter in any manner whatsoever, in connection to the Program, Voting Mechanism and/or any aspect related thereto. 

19. SIPL and/or the Channel reserves the right to disregard the vote(s) in the event SIPL/Channel observes any irregularity in the voting pattern of the vote(s) sent by the Viewer(s) and/or if SIPL/Channel in its knowledge has reason to believe that any Viewer(s) has acted in a fraudulent manner and/or engaged in any deceitful activity in sending the said vote(s). SIPL and/or the Channel has the right to substitute an alternative voting method at its sole and absolute discretion. 

20. The elimination of the Participant(s) and/or any other decision(s) made by the Channel and/or SIPL regarding the Program and the Voting Mechanism shall be final and binding on all the Viewers and in no event, shall the Viewer(s) dispute the decision made by SIPL, Channel and/or its employees/representatives in connection to the Program, the Shortlisted Participants, the Participants, the Voting Mechanism, or any part thereof. 

21. Other third party websites may provide information in relation to the voting process, timelines or any other information which may appear relevant to the Program, however, the content on such websites is not subject to the control of SIPL, and the owners of such third party websites, may be independent from SIPL. SIPL does not endorse or accept any responsibility for their content and casting of votes (if any) by the Viewers basis such information. 

22. Viewer(s) shall not attempt to transmit any unauthorised content including but not limited to services, products, surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, spam, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials, and/or chain letters. Viewers shall not in any manner transmit or attempt to transmit any content that is blasphemous, indecent, immoral, abusive, offensive, against the applicable laws or libellous and/or is contrary to any law in force; is grossly harmful, harassing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatever; harms minors in any way; infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights; or violates any law for the time being in force; deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of such material or messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature; impersonates another person; contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource; threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting any other nation. 

23. By voting and/or proceeding to participate in the Voting Mechanism it is deemed that the Viewers have read, understood, accepted and unconditionally and irrevocably agreed to abide with all the Terms and Conditions of the Voting Mechanism and other Policies. 

24. The Viewer(s) agrees and acknowledges that nothing contained herein or otherwise, imposes an obligation on SIPL and/or the Channel and/or Platform to run the Voting Mechanism. 

25. By participating in the Voting Mechanism, each Viewer acknowledges and agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and associated with participating in the Voting Mechanism (if any). Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances will SIPL and/or the Channel and/or Platform, or any of their employees, officers, directors, representatives, be liable for any consequential, indirect, special, punitive, or incidental damages or lost profits, whether direct or indirect, arising in any way whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise. 

26. Each Viewer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between the Viewer and SIPL, Channel, Platform and its/their affiliated companies is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship. 

27. Each Viewer acknowledges that in case the performance of the Voting Mechanism and/or any provisions of these Terms and Conditions cannot be fulfilled due to war, industrial action, flood or any Act of God or any reasons beyond the control of SIPL or the Channel, or the Platform, then such non-performance or failure shall not be deemed as a breach of these Terms and Conditions and if such inability to perform such obligation continues for a period of seven (7) days or more, then SIPL shall be at liberty upon its sole discretion to terminate the Voting Mechanism forthwith without any intimation or liability to any person, and such decision shall be final and binding. 

28. In case any portion/clause of these Terms and Conditions are deemed invalid or becomes unenforceable or prohibited by the law of the country or any order of a court or judicial/regulatory authority, such portions shall be considered divisible, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall be valid and binding and of like effect as though such provision were not included herein. 

29. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, SIPL and/or the Channel and/or Platform makes no representation and/or warranty regarding the Program, the Voting Mechanism, and hereby expressly disclaims all representations and warranties, expressed or implied including warranties of fitness for a purpose. 

30. The Viewer(s) agree that the Viewer shall have no right and to the maximum extent permitted by law hereby expressly, perpetually, and irrevocably waives any right to restrain or injunct or enjoin, or attempt to restrain or injunct or enjoin, the development, production or exploitation of the Program and/or the continuance of the Voting Mechanism. 

31. These Terms and Conditions, and the Policies, shall constitute the entire agreement between SIPL, the Channel, and each Viewer with respect to the subject matter contained herein, superseding any prior agreements between SIPL, the Channel, and the Viewers regarding the same. The Viewer acknowledges that the representations, warranties, indemnities, governing law, dispute resolution, warranty disclaimer, exclusion of damages, and all waivers by the Viewer, shall survive the efflux of time. 

32. The Viewer(s) shall comply with the laws of India. 

33. All and any costs direct and/or indirect, in relation to the participation in the Voting Mechanism, shall be borne by the Viewer and in no manner whatsoever shall SIPL and/or the Channel be responsible or liable for the same. The Viewer hereby agrees to indemnify SIPL, the Channel, the Platform its officers, directors, representatives, and employees, from and against any claims that may arise from their acts or omissions while participating in the Voting Mechanism. 

34. These Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India, notwithstanding the conflict of laws principle, and any dispute or any other matter arising in reference to any aspect of these Terms and Conditions including the Voting Mechanism, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in Hyderabad. 

35. Viewer(s) hereby acknowledge that he/she/they have fully read and understood these Voting Rules and voluntarily, without coercion or any undue influence of any kind whatsoever on the part of SIPL and with complete understanding of all of the terms and conditions contained herein agree to the contents of these Voting Rules. Any queries in relation to these Voting Rules may be sent to hello@startv.com. SIPL shall endeavour to reply to the same within a reasonable time.